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Aeronautical Research & Technology Areas

A Working Group consisting of NLR, QinetiQ and ONERA constructed the ASTERA taxonomy for aeronautical R&T. This is a hierarchical taxonomy that builds upon existing European structuring efforts, such as the GARTEUR taxonomy and EUROCONTROL's ARDEP taxonomy.

The ASTERA taxonomy has been defined, reviewed and agreed upon by a considerable group of experts from different fields within the European aeronautics community. This has given the taxonomy a strong foundation. Therefore EASN uses and if necessary modifies this taxonomy in order to approach a classification of university activities in the field of aeronautics.

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By clicking on the items you can find the correspondent definitions and the list of EASN members for each area of activity:

Human Factors Integration, Man-machine Interface

Definition:

The integration of separate strands of human factors (HF), and the interfaces between humans and technologies, to provide a holistic picture of the role, effectiveness and improvement of human personnel in the aviation systems.

Human Performance specific_arealing & Enhancement

Definition:

Measuring and modelling the effectiveness of people in the aviation system, both on the ground and in the air. Includes the ATM and aircrew (pilot, navigator, flight engineer) requirements for the role of the human in the systems (i.e. display, ergonomics) including airborne, cockpit and ground control systems

Selection & Training

Definition:

Covers the requirements for recruitment, selection, training, licensing, working practices and staff management of all personnel in the aviation system, both in the air and on the ground. Addresses aptitude, personal qualities, physical characteristics, manpower modelling and system complementing.

Human Survivability, Protection and Stress Effects

Definition:

Studies relating to the impact of stressors on human performance, behaviours and well-being. Includes impact of irregular duty cycles, sleep loss, physical and mental strain, prevention of musculo-skeletal injuries. Research to understand issues covering the physical and mental health (including stress) aspects of personnel, both in the air and on the ground.

Human Element in Security

Definition:

Optimisation of human performance and contributions through better operator selection, training, and performance monitoring . Relates especially to the various detection technologies, but all personnel in the aviation transport system should be addressed.